Music-rack.



J. KUGEL.

MUSIC RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1910.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Jw-u U Jm T IQJZL ATTORNEYS,

JOHN KUGEL, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

MUSIC-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Application filed September 29, 1910. Serial No. 584,390.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KUGEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Music-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to devices, commonly called music racks, for securely holding in'view of the performer the sheets of music he is playing.

In the music racks now in common use, the music sheets are pressed rearwardly against a supporting back by a single spring-clip: such a clip engages the music sheets near their middle portion, and, being between the performer and such sheets, obscures his view.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a music rack in which, by a spring behind them, the music sheets are pressed forward against a supporting flange or hook, engaging the sheets near their edge; other objects of my invention will appear hereinafter. These objects are attained by, and my present invention is embodied in the device hereinafter described, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front or face view of my music rack, the position of a sheet of music held thereby being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a side or edgewise view of my rack Fig. 3 is a like view enlarged, of the adjustable clip, and showing a number of music sheets held thereby; Fig. 4 is a front view of the same Fig. 5 is a rear view of the same; Fig. 6 is a front or face view of my music rack illustrating a construction difiering from that shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is a detail View illustrating another method of forming the sheet music holding clips.

My music rack has a body portion 1, of skeleton form, as shown, to afford lightness. This is supported in any suitable manner, as by its bent shank 2 adapted to he slid in a split collar 3, and held in desired adjustment by a binding screw 4. The collar may be adjusted by the binding screw 5 in a desired position on a part of. the musical instrument, or other suitable support 6.

The body 1 is provided on its forward face wtih flanges or hooks 7 preferably formed by bending the body at its extremity, the

lower of such hooks are curved forwardly and upwardly, and the upper is curved forwardly and downwardly. Springs 8, one directly behind each hook, are, as particularly shown in Fig. 3, adapted to press the music sheets forwardly against the hooks and thus securely hold them in place. The butt ends of these springs may be riveted at 9, their free ends extending through slots as shown; or, as a simplified and more economical construction, the body before being bent to form the hooks, may be cut or slit in a line corresponding with the edge of the spring, as shown in Fig. 7, the spring portion being then permanently bent forward.

To accommodate music sheets of diiferent heights, the upper clip 10 is adjustable vertically on the body 1, being slidable thereon as particularly shown in Figs. 1, 2, etc. This clip is preferably formed by cutting and then bending thin sheet metal, as particularly shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, so as to slidably embrace the upper extension 11 of the body: an upward tongue is then bent forwardly and downwardly to form the hook 7 and a lateral tongue 12 is bent to yieldingly engage the upper extension 11 for the purpose of retaining the clip in a desired vertical position thereon. The lower end of the tongue 12 is bent outwardly to form a finger piece 13.

Not proposing to confine myself to the details of construction shown and described, further than as set forth in the claim, 1 claim:

In a music rack, a body, a clip to hold music sheets, slidably adjustable on the body and formed by shaping a metallic sheet with two tongues, bending one tongue to slidably and yieldingly engage the body to retain the clip in a desired position thereon, and bending the other tongue to form a hook adapted to hold music sheets, said clip having a leaf spring whose butt end is fastened on the rear thereof and whose free end extends through a slot in the clip and is adapted to press music sheets held in the clip against the inner surface of the hook portion thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN KUGEL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. DAKE, HARRY F. JOHNSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

